Using IE connection settings – get rid of this please

Reading Time: < 1 minute This will be about something which bothers me a lot in Microsoft software – why in many of Microsoft programs we are relaying on IE Internet connection settings and state. Sometimes I'm working off-line – IE is switched to work off-line mode. When I get back on-line and I don't want to use IE – … Continue reading "Using IE connection settings – get rid of this please"

System.DirectoryServices and connection pooling

Reading Time: 2 minutes Connection pooling is something with most of .NET and SQL developers are pretty familiar with. It is mechanism which allows to re-usage of once established connection under some conditions. Establishing connections are considered as costly operation in networking world. So it might do good for performance of Your application if only one connection will be … Continue reading "System.DirectoryServices and connection pooling"